Dubai-based flydubai has announced the addition of Eritrea to its African network with direct flights between Dubai and Asmara
Aviation
RwandAir granted US$160mn to buy new aircraft

RwandAir will look at scheduling more flights to Europe, to promote tourism. (Image source: AndrewWSieber/Flickr)
Rwanda’s commercial airline RwandAir has been granted an additional US$160mn facility from the Preferential Trade Area Bank (PTA) for the purchase of new aircraft
flydubai launches non-stop flights to Hargeisa

From left: Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai; Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail, vice-president of Somaliland; Mohamud Hashi Abdi, minister of civil aviation and air transport, Somaliland. (Image source: African Press Organization)
Dubai-based carrier flydubai has started direct flights to Hargeisa in Somaliland, becoming the first airline outside Africa to do so
African aviation to grow in the next decade

The demand for business jets is related to economic growth and wealth creation, especially in Africa. (Image source: JoshuaDavisPhotography/Flickr)
The growth of the aviation sector in Africa has been tremendous, according to industry experts, citing that it will grow more in the next decade
ECAir launches Brazzaville-Beirut route

Based on feedback from the Lebanese community and traders in the Middle East, the route to Beirut was launched by ECAir. (Image source: SamuelDupont/ECAir)
Congo-Brazzaville’s airline ECAir has added Beirut, Lebanon to its list of destinations and will also extend its service to other cities in sub-Saharan Africa